Can't get soft top windows to close

New Member

Just bought this Jeep, I took the top off and then put it back on however I am not able to get the rear window zippers close enough to mend with the side window zipper- 2 inch gap. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

TJ Enthusiast

Getting a soft top all put together is almost always entirely reliant on putting stuff together in the right order.

For your case, you probably want to put the bottom flaps that seal to the body of your Jeep on last. This will give you a lot more flexibility to get zippers together. It's usually easiest to do those bottom flaps last since you can use your body weight to push down and the leverage of the plastic pieces will snap it into place.

New Member

Getting a soft top all put together is almost always entirely reliant on putting stuff together in the right order.

For your case, you probably want to put the bottom flaps that seal to the body of your Jeep on last. This will give you a lot more flexibility to get zippers together. It's usually easiest to do those bottom flaps last since you can use your body weight to push down and the leverage of the plastic pieces will snap it into place.

Been around the block...twice!

Do everything mentioned above by the members
and also
Loosen the frame to get some slack to work with to get everything zipped. When you get the top zipped together then push the frame back up in place to tighten everything up.

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